Dorion-Rigaud Line (AMT)

Dorion-Rigaud Line (AMT)

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The Dorion-Rigaud line is a commuter rail line operated in the Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada area, by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, or AMT, (in English, the "Metropolitan transportation agency"), the umbrella organization that plans, integrates, and coordinates public transportation services across this region.

Overview

This line links the Lucien-L'Allier station in downtown Montreal with Rigaud to the west of the Island of Montreal. With the completion of a new Intermodal station in Vaudreuil, all trains that used to end in Dorion, now end in Vaudreuil. The name of the line is unchanged.

The line offers frequent service during rush hours (roughly every 30 minutes). Outside rush hours and on weekends service is every two to four hours. There is only one departure from Rigaud on the weekday mornings and one departure to Rigaud every weekday evening. This is the only line in Montreal to offer semi-express service: Reverse peak trains don't stop at certain smaller stations.cite web | url=http://www.amt.qc.ca/tc/train/horaires/index.asp?ligne=2 | publisher=AMT | title=Horaire Montreal/Dorion-Rigaud | date=2006 | accessdate=2006-12-26]

The trains are owned and managed by the Agence métropolitaine de transport, and operated by Canadian Pacific.

History

Service on this line started in 1887. Service began with local stops between Montreal and Rigaud being added to trains running between Montreal and Ottawa. Over time, as the population of the western part of the Island of Montreal increased, Canadian Pacific established a dedicated commuter service with several stops on the Island of Montreal and off the western tip of the Island. Over the past 50 years, service patterns on the line have not changed all that much. The average number of weekday round trips has hovered around 12, with weekend and holiday service averaging about 2-6 trips depending on whether the day is Saturday or Sunday.

The commuter line was owned and operated by Canadian Pacific until October 1, 1982. On that date, management and ownership of the commuter trains was transferred to the publicly owned Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission (MUCTC). The MUCTC set fares and schedules, and assumed ownership of the equipment (passenger cars and locomotives) that Canadian Pacific had used to operate the service. Canadian Pacific continued to provide the tracks, stations, storage, maintenance, and train crews needed to keep the line running. For Montreal commuters, the transfer of ownership was positive because the trains were integrated into the bus and metro system. Over time, the commuter line was upgraded with the purchase of new equipment and renovated stations.

List of stations

The following stations are on the Dorion-Rigaud line:

StationLocationConnections
Lucien-L'AllierMontrealLucien-L'Allier metro station, Downtown Terminus (Terminus RTL), Société de transport de Montréal (STM) 36 (On rue Saint-Antoine),150, 358, 410, 430, 535 (On René Lévesque Boulevard), 935 Trainbus Blainville / Centreville (one block away at the corner of René Lévesque Boulevard and Peel Street).
VendômeCôte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce(connection to Vendôme metro station) STM 17 (north bound at the corner of Decarie Boulevard and De Maisonneuve Boulevard, south bound at the corner of rue Girouard and chemin Upper Lachine),37, 90, 102, 104, 105, 124, 371 (same corners as 17) & 24, 63, 356 (these last three one block north on Sherbrooke Street westcite web | url=http://www.stm.info/English/info/reseau2007.pdf | publisher=STM | title=Plan du Reseau STM 2007 | date=2007 | accessdate=2007-05-15] cite web | url=http://www.stm.info/info/nuit2006.pdf | publisher=STM | title=Plan du Reseau de Nuit STM 2006 | date=2006 | accessdate=2006-12-26] ).
Montréal-OuestMontreal WestSTM 51, 90 (250 metres south on rue Saint-Jacques),105 ,123, 162, 356.
LachineLachineSTM 195 (400 metres south on Sherbrooke Street ).
DorvalDorvalVIA Rail, PET Airport, STM 173(Metro Bus),191, 195, 202, 203, 204(To and from PET Airport), 209, 211, 221(MB), 356, 460.
Pine BeachSTM 204, 211, 221(MB), 356.
ValoisPointeClaireSTM 203, 204, 356.
Pointe-ClaireSTM 203, 211, 221(MB), 356.
Cedar ParkSTM 201 (North only), 202, 211, 221(MB), 356.
BeaconsfieldBeaconsfieldSTM 200, 201, 211 (500 metres south on Beaconsfield Blvd.),217, 221(MB), 261(Train Bus), 356.
BeaurepaireSTM 221(MB), 356.
Baie-d'UrféBaie-D'UrféSTM 219 (300 metres north on Avenue Clark Graham),221(MB), 356.
Sainte-Anne-de-BellevueSainte-Anne-de-BellevueSTM 251, 290 (Collective Taxi), 291 (CT), 356. CIT La Presqu'Îlecite web | url=http://citpi.amt.qc.ca | publisher=CIT La Presqu'île | title=CIT La Presqu'île | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-08-20] 21, 33, 44.
Île-Perrot Île-Perrot CIT La Presqu'Île: 41, 42, 43, 44.
PincourtPincourt / Terrasse-VaudreuilCIT La Presqu'île: 31, 32, 33, 44.
DorionVaudreuil-DorionCIT La Presqu'île: 3, 5, 15.
VaudreuilCIT La Presqu'île: 1, 2, 3, 4, 16. CIT_du_Sud-Ouestcite web | url=http://www.citso.org | publisher=CIT Sud-Oest | title=CIT Sud-Ouest | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-08-20] : 2. AMT Express Vaudreuil 40 (begins Sept. 2, 2008).cite web | url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2008/19/c5445.html | publisher=Agence métropolitaine de transport | title=L'AMT lance l'Express Vaudreuil 40: Au boulot, frais et dispo! | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-08-20]
HudsonHudsonCIT La Presqu'île: 21.
RigaudRigaudNo bus service

The commuter line operates over the following Canadian Pacific Railway subdivisions:

* Westmount Subdivision (between Lucien L'Allier [0.1] and Montreal West [4.6]
* Vaudreuil Subdivision (between Montreal-West [0.0] and Dorion [18.9]
* M&O Subdivision (between Dorion [0.0] and Rigaud [16.5]

ee also

* Deux-Montagnes Line
* Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line
* Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
* Delson-Candiac Line
* Repentigny-Mascouche Line
* List of Agence métropolitaine de transport park and ride lots

References

External links

* [http://www.amt.qc.ca/tc/train/plans/dorion.asp Official AMT website] (In French)


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